Apr 8, 2008

Rod Serling & Emitt Till


Like lots of folks, I was a huge fan of The Twilight Zone in my teen years. But I was surprised to read a CNN Story about Serling's attempt to create a drama based on the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till. The story says the White Citizens Councils stymied his efforts with a barrage of complaints to CBS. But now the Till story is going to be produced the way he wanted it. About time.

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